Forfära

Old Swedish Dictionary - forfära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forfära" (or forfæra) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

forfära (forfæra): 3) frukta, rädas. " aff hwlko grecana myket rädda oc forfärande waro Treoj 114. "

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so forfära may have also been written as forfæra

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᛅᚱᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.